text_original: The king himself entered with zest into the battle of wits, and loved to perplex his learned men with con  undrums. school ALCUIN AND THE REVIVAL OF LEARNING 195 Several other scholars joined the court at about the same time as Alcuin. Peter of Pisa, who had formerly taught at Pavia, came to Francia about 780, already an old man, and taught grammar there till his death some years later.
text_transcription: THE KING HIMSELF ENTERED WITH ZEST INTO THE BATTLE OF WITS AND LOVED TO PERPLEX HIS LEARNED MEN WITH CONUNDRUMS SEVERAL OTHER SCHOLARS JOINED THE COURT AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME AS ALQUIN PETER OF PISA WHO HAD FORMERLY TAUGHT AT PHILA CAME TO FRANCIA ABOUT SEVEN EIGHTY ALREADY AN OLD MAN AND TAUGHT GRAMMAR THERE TILL HIS DEATH SOME YEARS LATER
phonemes: ðə kˈɪŋ hɪmsˈɛlf ˈɛntɚd wɪð zˈɛst ˌɪntʊ ðə bˈæɾəl ʌv wˈɪts, ænd lˈʌvd tə pɚplˈɛks hɪz lˈɜːnᵻd mˈɛn wɪð kˈɑːn ʌndɹˈʌmz. skˈuːl ˈælkjuːˌɪn ænd ðə ɹᵻvˈaɪvəl ʌv lˈɜːnɪŋ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv sˈɛvɹəl ˈʌðɚ skˈɑːlɚz dʒˈɔɪnd ðə kˈɔːɹt æɾ ɐbˌaʊt ðə sˈeɪm tˈaɪm æz ˈælkjuːˌɪn. pˈiːɾɚɹ ʌv pˈiːsə, hˌuː hæd fˈɔːɹmɚli tˈɔːt æt pˈæviə, kˈeɪm tə fɹˈænʃə ɐbˌaʊt sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi, ɔːlɹˌɛdi ɐn ˈoʊld mˈæn, ænd tˈɔːt ɡɹˈæmɚ ðɛɹ tˈɪl hɪz dˈɛθ sˌʌm jˈɪɹz lˈeɪɾɚ.